Bashirova N, Butenschön E, Poppitz D, Gaß H, Halik M, Dentel D, Tegenkamp C, Matysik J, Alia A (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Book Volume: 29
Article Number: 4380
Journal Issue: 18
DOI: 10.3390/molecules29184380
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most produced plastic materials in the world. The emergence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) as a significant environmental contaminant has become a matter of increasing concern. While the toxicological effects of PET NPs have been widely researched, there is a lack of methodologies for studying their accumulation. The present study introduces a novel method to monitor the distribution of PET NPs in germinating wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seeds. This involves the functionalization of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) with PET NPs (PET–fSPIONs) coupled with magnetic resonance microimaging (µMRI) to provide insight into their distribution within the seed. The present study has demonstrated that PET–fSPIONs accumulate in specific regions of germinating wheat seeds, including the shoot apical meristem, the radicle, the coleoptile, the plumule, and the scutellum. Furthermore, the accumulation of PET–fSPIONs has been shown to exert a discernible effect on spin–spin relaxation (T
APA:
Bashirova, N., Butenschön, E., Poppitz, D., Gaß, H., Halik, M., Dentel, D.,... Alia, A. (2024). Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Monitoring of the Accumulation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics. Molecules, 29(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184380
MLA:
Bashirova, Narmin, et al. "Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Monitoring of the Accumulation of Polyethylene Terephthalate Nanoplastics." Molecules 29.18 (2024).
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